Associated British Foods plc operates within the Women's clothing stores sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Associated British Foods plc with three other apparel stores in Europe: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB of SWEDEN (2020 sales of 187.03 billion Swedish Kronor [US$21.72 billion] of which 69% was Europe and Africa), Zalando SE of GERMANY (7.98 billion Euros [US$9.26 billion] of which 91% was Fashion Store), and Kering SA which is based in FRANCE (13.10 billion Euros [US$15.20 billion] of which 57% was Gucci Group).

Sales Analysis. During the second fiscal quarter of 2021, sales at Associated British Foods plc totalled £6.31 billion. This is a drop of 17.4% from the £7.65 billion in sales at the company during the second quarter in 2020. During the year ended September of 2020, sales at Associated British Foods plc were £13.94 billion (US$19.17 billion). This is a decrease of 11.9% versus 2019, when the company's sales were £15.82 billion. The sales level in 2020 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2015, Associated British Foods plc had sales of £12.80 billion. Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 24.3% decline in Retail, from £7.79 billion to £5.90 billion. There were also decreases in sales in Sugar (down 0.9% to £1.59 billion) and Ingredients (down 0.4% to £1.51 billion) . However, these declines were partially offset by the increase in sales of Grocery (up 0.6% to £3.54 billion) and Agriculture (up 0.7% to £1.40 billion) .